Table 1.
Clinical Readiness Consultation Tool (CRCT) structure
| Clinical Readiness Consultations: Components and Sub-components | # Items |
|---|---|
| Component 1: Delivery System Design (28 items) | |
| 1.1 Team Structure and Function | 5 |
| 1.2 Clinical Leadership | 3 |
| 1.3 Appointments and Scheduling | 3 |
| 1.4 Care Planning | 2 |
| 1.5 Systematic Approach to Follow-up | 4 |
| 1.6 Continuity of Care | 2 |
| 1.7 Patient Access | 2 |
| 1.8 Cultural Competence/Knowledge | 4 |
| 1.9 Physical Infrastructure | 3 |
| Component 2: Information Systems and Decision Support (6 items) | |
| 2.1 Maintenance and Use of an Electronic or Paper Diabetes Registry | 2 |
| 2.2 Evidence-based Guidelines for Diabetes | 3 |
| 2.3 Specialist and Generalist Collaboration | 1 |
| Component 3: Self-management Support (7 items) | |
| 3.1 Self-Management Support, Assessment and Documentation | 3 |
| 3.2 Self-management Education, Behavioral Risk Reduction and Peer Support | 3 |
| Component 4: Linkages with Community Resources and Other Health Services (15 items) | |
| 4.1 Communication and Cooperation of the Health Center and Other Community-based Organizations and Programs | 6 |
| 4.2 Linking Health Center Patients to Community Resources | 3 |
| 4.3 Community Outreach | 3 |
| 4.4 Regional Health Planning and Development of Health Resources | 3 |
| Component 5: Local Health Center Organizational Influence and Integration (10 items) | |
| 5.1 Organizational Commitment | 5 |
| 5.2 Quality Improvement Strategies | 4 |
| 5.3 Integration of Health System Components to Achieve High Quality Care for Patients with Diabetes | 1 |